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Special Education Disproportionality - Procedural Compliance Self-Assessment

Inappropriate Identification

WDPI is required to review all noncompliance and determine whether the noncompliance contributes to the significant racial discrepancy in discipline (Indicator 4B and the separate, but related, requirements for significant disproportionality) or results in inappropriate identification (Indicators 9 and 10 and the separate, but related, requirements for significant disproportionality).

WDPI uses an internal workgroup to make these determinations. WDPI considers the following factors in making the determinations:

  • Amount and frequency of noncompliance;
  • Severity of noncompliance;
  • Dates of noncompliance;
  • Dates of data used to identify LEAs for significant discrepancy or disproportionality;
  • Research related to disproportionality;
  • Guidance from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs;
  • Information from public agency and community; and
  • Other.

When an LEA is determined to have noncompliance that contributes to significant racial discrepancy in discipline or results in inappropriate identification, then WDPI provides written notification.